I learned French in Tunis, along with Arabic. I also learned French history. I knew the entire history of the kings of France. And I was fascinated by Versailles. Azzedine Alaia arabicentirefascinate Change image and share on social
Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness. A. J. P. Taylor blunderhistoryhuman Change image and share on social
Even though the society that Marx foresaw is far from being an historical reality, Marxism has penetrated so deeply in history that we are all Marxists, one way or another, even unknowingly. Octavio Paz deeplyforeseehistorical Change image and share on social
It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history. Raymond Queneau characterconvincecreator Change image and share on social
Wales is blessed with some truly magnificent castles, full of history and a must see for visitors. Luke Evans blesscastlefull Change image and share on social
I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life. LeRoy Neiman ardennesbattlebeautiful share on social
For the first time in the history of Bihar, I provided a stable government. Despite being denied funds by the Centre, Bihar survived on its resources. I provided pucca dwellings to half a million Dalit families. Lalu Prasad Yadav biharcentredalit share on social
History may someday record that the Arab awakening that began with the Arab revolt of 1916 against the Ottomans ended about a century later with a whimper. Elliott Abrams arabawakenbegin Change image and share on social
To me the ego is the habitual and compulsive thought processes that go through everybody's mind continuously. External things like possessions or memories or failures or successes or achievements. Your personal history. Eckhart Tolle achievementcompulsivecontinuously share on social
The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present. Ernest Dimnet historyilluminateinterest Change image and share on social